How to Paint Dark Angels || Grimdark

[@trevorcoyle517]

It’s videos like this that REALLY make me want to start Dark Angels as my first miniatures…

[@TheFeralPainter]

Go for it dude!! There a great army

[@lolmaorofl]

Wouldn’t mind if you made longer videos because it’s really relaxing to watch as I paint

[@TheFeralPainter]

Ask and you shall receive sir :D

[@ChaplainHaladriel]

Awesome work!!! Armour colour is on point! Also the best Legion! For the Lion!!

[@TheFeralPainter]

Thanks a ton!

[@JeffLee83]

Love this and will definitely be adopting this style!!

[@Robmlufc]

I wasn't sure about grim dark. Until I watched this. Superb. Awesome skills. 🙌🏻👍🏻👌🏻🤘🏻

[@TheFeralPainter]

Thanks so much man! Welcome to the grimdark

[@michalewandowski9080]

Man, you're doing it so effortlessly that you make it look easy. Can't imagine how many hours it took to reach that level. Nice!

[@TheFeralPainter]

Thanks brother. Glad it seems that way haha. I do struggle at times but suppose that’s all in the learning curve haha. Thanks again for coming here

[@miguelochoabotero]

As always, amazing paint job, need to get those MIG/AK interactive stuff. The Lions is coming!

[@TheFeralPainter]

So cannot wait for the lion 🥰

[@AndrewWaller-y2x]

My dogs names are Jack and Simon. They too love watching your videos. I’ve very new to the hobby, only 3 intercessors in. I’ve probably spent more time watching your videos than actually painting. After painting my first 3 models in the classic ultramarine scheme I’ve decided to only paint 5 of my intercessors in the ultramarine scheme. Saving the other 5 along with a starter set, as I am going to instead paint them in this dark angels scheme instead; absolutely love it. It was actually your Deathwing video that got me interested in the Dark Angels. Keep up the good work!

[@TheFeralPainter]

Hay dude! And also hello jack and Simon! Woof woof! Firstly welcome to the hobby man!! Hope your enjoying it! And secondly massive thanks for this amazing kind comment! Really really means a lot! If you ever need anymore help feel free to contact me ✌🏼👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

[@edpistemic]

Very cool take. I've subbed to see all the legions done in your grimdark, gritty style.

[@TheFeralPainter]

Thanks man! I’m sure I’ll work my way through them

[@jhiantgames]

New to the channel. Absolutely loving the style. Two things stand out. Your ability to paint shadow / ambient occlusion gives the mini the appropriate visual weightiness for a towering figure as it would be lit in real scale. Second, that blue-green has the most delicious sea foam chalkiness - completely sold on that over the traditional GW and I will be painting my army this way. Cheers!

[@TheFeralPainter]

Thanks man. Really means alot. So thanks. Also i do have some newer updated versions of this

[@grillmeistergvwz5202]

just came from your ultraarines video, cause I also chose to paint my marines grim dark. I thought, I have seen every good grim dark ultramarin but your´s absolutely stunning. Love your concept! And the dark angel looks totally fire too! Also the quality of your videos is great! Whishing you all the best for your channel. Keep on the good work. it is outstanding and you definetly belong to youtubes top mini painters!

[@TheFeralPainter]

Awww man! Thanks so much! Cannot tell u how much that means to me

[@joshuakramer3364]

This channel is gonna be dope, I'm glad I can be here from the beginning! Woot, #601!

[@TheFeralPainter]

Thanks so much brother! I appreciate your. Kind words

[@bumpkin27]

Man I just started painting last week and this is such a huge inspiration for what I can work towards, looks awesome👌 maybe in the description could add paint list of what was used for the model. Thanks for the videos and again great job 👍

[@TheFeralPainter]

Hi man. Welcome to the painting again. And sure thing. I’m going to start posting the paints along with “citadel” alternates x

[@matsmith3482]

Fantastic. Can you go in to a bit more detail on the sword please? Did you use a wash on that as well?

[@TheFeralPainter]

Yea I’ll do swords soon

[@Nosh_Feratu]

that is absolutely bang on mate, looks amazing! Totally agree about the typical Dark Angels green you see everywhere aswell, its too cartoony, too overly saturated, they're supposed to be DARK Angels....moody, mysterious, secretive and lurking in the shadows.... not holding hands with Kermit the frog. Ive found that a little bit of Temple Guard Blue in the layer mix has looked really good in the past, gives the slightest hint of blue, adds a bit of interest. Awesome work. subbed!

[@TheFeralPainter]

Thanks so much man for the kind words. Really means a lot. N yea I love how they painting the new lion model, black with a hint of green. Really looked awesome! Thanks for coming along man!

[@Nosh_Feratu]

@@TheFeralPainter very welcome. Some really great tips in this video, especially about filing the capes / cloth to create some texture, always bugged me that they were so smooth and un-fabric like. Really like the shift away from everything being NMM aswell, the end result looks amazing.

[@TheFeralPainter]

Thanks again! But yea never really been a fan of NMM

[@andrewgarrett5071]

Best grimdark dangle on yt! Glad to hear the channels boomin cause your paint style is similar to where I want mine to be. Agree with the notion that the eavy metal style really doesn’t match the setting at all ha. And my doggos name is Brinx! And RIP to the deathwing termie lost to the eldar exodites! Sounds like a diorama waiting to be made haha

[@TheFeralPainter]

Thanks so so much for the kind words man!!

[@Terran0va_Plays]

I totally agree with you that GW idea of green for the dark angels is way too bright. It's not grim or mysterious It's like, in your face. Love the color and style you used. Been following 40k for about 2 years now, but finally with the new 10th edition launch box i feel i can get into the hobby myself. I'll definitely be using this paint style. Thanks for the video!

[@TheFeralPainter]

Thanks so much for your comment man! Glad your going to be getting 10th edition! I cannot wait to get it! Welcome to the hobby dude!

[@mysteidolon8850]

Géant! Brilliantè Magnifique! Thank you.

[@Shiro_on_full]

The color is fire! I am on iPad screen, but hopefully it looks similar inrl, I will test that one with some fire orange glowing power weapons and candles, both for OSL

[@TheFeralPainter]

Enjoy brither

[@patricknestor342]

Really enjoyed this, look forward to more content..... good luck :)

[@TheFeralPainter]

Thanks so much x

[@jasonmcmullen6348]

Can you please do an air brush tutorial ? never done it before and have no idea what one to use or how to mix the paint to do so.

[@TheFeralPainter]

Hi man I could. But there are 100s online. I recommend cult of paint airbrush tutorials there perfect

[@soapmode]

Love the rose gold you chose. I always think minis pop when there's a minimal palette of 3 or so signature colours.

[@TheFeralPainter]

Thanks man means a lot. Glad u enjoy

[@JPHRacing]

Would have liked to see you finish the cape…. Switched models in the middle?

[@TheFeralPainter]

Next time I explained the swop on the video ✌🏼

[@austinbeshuk3022]

dude i love your style

[@TheFeralPainter]

Thanks so much brother ✌🏼

[@Tekkaman76]

this was great, would love to see more about the painting of the head/face as it's really impressive

[@TheFeralPainter]

Thanks man

[@just_chive6272]

Love this. Any nice colours for a burgundy themed dark angels successor? Currently Using BarakNar

[@TheFeralPainter]

Not yet! But sigvald burgundy is a great coulor

[@alrethianscraftsbattles]

I really like your painting style mate. Great job on this Dark Angel. If i get to paint some marines of this chapter i will definitely use this color scheme. Thanks for your video, liked & subscribed.

[@TheFeralPainter]

Thanks so much

[@Ian-np5fn]

What would be a good alternative for that AK esmerald paint

[@TheFeralPainter]

Sotek green works great for it

[@JackTaylorGuitars]

Instant sub. It's nice to hear a familiar accent mate! This was super helpful too, thanks man 🤘

[@TheFeralPainter]

Thanks for the sub! Were u from brother?

[@JackTaylorGuitars]

@@TheFeralPainter I’m from Sheffield bro. Was trying to work out where abouts you’re from, sounds close but I couldn’t quite figure it 😂

[@TheFeralPainter]

Hahaha brilliant im conisbrough. Between doncaster and Rotherham. But i always got to element games in sheff!

[@JackTaylorGuitars]

@@TheFeralPainter Awesome! Yeah dude, I know Conisbrough! I’m from Rotherham originally. Small world init!

[@TheFeralPainter]

Absolutely hahaha

[@lain4231]

Great work. I hope you can zoom in a little so we can get a better look while you're painting. Good job with the stippling!

[@TheFeralPainter]

Yes I’m working on this. Hopefully get round it with the camera 🙈

[@Lake.Knight]

Nice! just started a DA army myself, this looks sick!! hope you do some ravenwing

[@LukeFarrell2012]

Yo mate this is a sick take on the Dark Angels! I'm jumpin on that Lion hype wagon but I've been reluctant to get started as a lot of DA look very samey. I also don't like the bright edge highlighted look but in a lot of cases when people try to avoid it with DA they can lose a load of depth and detail in the green murkiness (hope that makes sense) lol. Your take on that more 'ethereal' green approach is absolutely unreal and avoids that murky finish. Definitely gonna be tryin it for myself and passing this video on to my mates. Cheers for the great content bro. Subbed 🤙

[@TheFeralPainter]

Awww Luke! Thanks so so much man! That comment really means a lot! But yes totally agree with you on what u say about loosing detail etc. I love the way they painted be new lion mini. With a more dark/black green edge highlight. With this I just wanted to get rid of that horrid typical bright neon green edge highlight haha. I always think there’s a fine line with DA if you go too green, they can often look like salamanders 😂🙈😞. Again thanks for the comment bro. Hope to speak again soon!

[@LukeFarrell2012]

@@TheFeralPainter Yea 100%. They can look very Salamandery, and they're not nearly nice enough guys to be mistaken for them 😂 I much prefer the detail and distinction in a miniature to come from the darker recesses the way you've demonstrated here, with very minimal and subtle edge highlighting or dry brushing 🤙

[@KaratePath]

I couldnt get from the video the specific green you using ? any chance you can make a repilogue of the colors needed before starting ?

[@TheFeralPainter]

Check out my new updated dark angel videos 👌🏻

[@KaratePath]

@@TheFeralPainter ye just saw it somewhere else, already amazoned most of the colors. Im copy pasting pretty much everything ...

[@gasmonkey1000]

Could a similar method work for Fallen if one replaces the green paint with a black paint? Kinda silly but I'm curious

[@TheFeralPainter]

Of course it would 👍🏻👍🏻

[@CarlMedlock-nv9lq]

I tried doing this with a citadel agrax earthshade wash but it gave it a glossy/shiny effect instead of a matt grime finish. Would an enamel wash stop this from happening? Really like your videos, they are giving me so much inspiration!

[@TheFeralPainter]

Yea enamels stop the glossy thing.

[@B.A.N848]

Sweet paint job, video was good liked the vibe.

[@TheFeralPainter]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@TheCoffeeCreative]

I’m going to be trying this method on a kalbite warrior. I don’t own an airbrush so hoping I can pull this off

[@TheFeralPainter]

Yea you could do this with brush. Check out artist opus dry brush technique

[@TheCoffeeCreative]

thank you!@@TheFeralPainter

[@jayjay7562]

Wow, this looks so sick!!!! Wann to See More

[@TheFeralPainter]

Thanks so much man!

[@jayjay7562]

@@TheFeralPainter trank YOU for that beautifull piece of Art

[@TheFeralPainter]

@@jayjay7562 your more than welcome! Thank you for the amazing comments

[@mattbail6347]

Any plans to do a grimdark blood angel another mint model mate

[@TheFeralPainter]

Thanks man and yes its next on my list :D

[@frothybevvy4706]

Helping my brother do his dark angels and this is amazing mate. Have you got any plans to do a black templar grimdark?

[@TheFeralPainter]

Yep coming soon

[@frothybevvy4706]

I'll hold off painting mine until then!

[@maroonlion2150]

I’m impressed with your growth with two vids keep it up also how do you record?

[@philipfreeman4029]

Brill video mate keep it up ,cheers phil

[@TheFeralPainter]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@totoribo31]

Nice painting scheme, you have your own style and it works out good. Your grimdark has more "realistic" touch than others i saw, like if space-marine armors were used in combat they would indeed look like that. Maybe have you been doing some military model painting also and you kept the feeling ? Anyway kuddos! Now I am really curious to see how you would do the Lion, because I guess we will all be asking ourselves this question. 😉

[@TheFeralPainter]

Thanks for the comment. And no I never really did the army painting. I just always try in-vision the story and how there armour would be. Haha. I cannot wait to paint the lion!

[@ghxstgamer6577]

WoW thats incredible! Would you do some farsight enclave ? This could be amazing !!!

[@TheFeralPainter]

Possibly!

[@oscarsaris3183]

Pretty late comment so I hope you still reply, but every grimdark painting video I see uses an airbrush. Is that an absolute must or are there alternatives to make it look as good with the zenithal method?

[@TheFeralPainter]

Nope you can use a brush method for this. If you check out my video for ultramarines with no airbrush or my blood angels video. I explain in there. Its a great way to also get texture on your mini. Thanks for the comment 👌🏻👌🏻

[@Jeff-ne1lh]

Utterly Badass

[@TheFeralPainter]

Thanks so much ✌🏼✌🏼

[@Hasbeen3000]

Do you have any tips on how to achieve this look without oil or enamels?

[@TheFeralPainter]

I do! My next video is based on just acylics 😊😊

[@Hasbeen3000]

Looking forward to it!

[@aheude9006]

awesome vid dude! im going to give it a try, I feel your pain with the dyslexia i think ive pronounced every name in the game one way or another,well apart from correctly haha. just to make it super clear for me was the angel green sprayed over a black prime? A good thing would be the names of the paints used in the description of the vid that way its a quick copy and paste

[@TheFeralPainter]

Thanks for your comment! But yes that’s how I painted it 😊

[@aheude9006]

@@TheFeralPainter I can’t find the MIG black wash seems they’ve stopped selling it,but they do have a Ammo black wash?

[@PT84]

What is that black you primed the model in before the base coat?

[@TheFeralPainter]

It was Vallejo serfice primer

[@AllHailTheAle]

This is exactly what I was looking for, I am a huge DA fan, but not a fan of the Caliban/Warpstone/Moot triad. Cheers bud!

[@TheFeralPainter]

Your more than welcome!!! Hope it helps x

[@Ext3nt]

Keep up the good work man!

[@TheFeralPainter]

Thanks so much man! Means a lot! But will do 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻✌🏼✌🏼✌🏼

[@CH0S3NXONE]

With this color scheme if your airbrush.. let’s say broke 😅 would you dry brush or would you stipple? Asking for a friend…..

[@TheFeralPainter]

Hahaha stipple works great check out my videos on here i show it in action in some videos

[@CH0S3NXONE]

@@TheFeralPainter I saw that in the blood angels without airbrush video and I am wondering if black base, Lupercal green, then sons of Horus green would translate similar?

[@TheFeralPainter]

Yep! Absolutely. Can even mix a tiny bit of ice yellow for a final highlight

[@CH0S3NXONE]

@@TheFeralPainter that’s a fantastic idea! Thank you

[@Avocadomolotov]

super solid!

[@TheFeralPainter]

Thanks for listening

[@nightcall1512]

Very nice, thank you for guide )

[@TheFeralPainter]

My pleasure!

[@devonianaus]

Man, this content is on point! I’m starting a DA army right now so this was a watch. If you could show your take on Deathwing that’d be awesome. EPIC VIDEO MAN! More please!!!

[@TheFeralPainter]

I shall certainly look into this!

[@crustythewanksock2413]

Nice!

[@TheFeralPainter]

Thanks

[@Forhergian]

where is that hood from?

[@TheFeralPainter]

I believe the terminator set for dark angels I cannot remember there name.

[@BoxBishop]

so, when we painting some t-rex miniatures (aka Tyranids)? :)

[@TheFeralPainter]

Soon as my 10th edition arrives 😉😉

[@BFG-Based]

Found you in last video by KZbin's suggestion :) hope this intel helps with your channel

[@TheFeralPainter]

Yes it really dos! Thanks so much for coming over man! Appreciate the comments

[@maxbrown6051]

Epic!!!

[@TheFeralPainter]

Thanks

[@broondjongen4195]

My dogs name is "Bommel" :) cheers, great tuto ;) keep it up

[@TheFeralPainter]

Hi bommel! Hope your being a good boy haha. Thanks again man! Really means a lot. X

[@nicholaswarrington6688]

Battle worn Custodian some time :D

[@waffl3_ir0n69]

do i need an airbrush to do this? i can't afford an airbrush and my dad's doesn't work anymore

[@TheFeralPainter]

No you don’t. You can use a brush.